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4.7 Open Water
paint
Unedited words by Shombuddha Majumdar
August 2021
Thoughts sparked by a fresh coat of paint.
fresh brown paint drips
from the newly painted gate
bringing autumn to a few leaves
well before their time.
i wonder if the nail colour remover
i used on my fingers
would have the same effect on them.
i run my now clean fingers,
smelling of sunday afternoons
and rainy days,
through my greying hair.

Illustration by Ishani Kamat
About Mysticeti's friends:
Shombuddha writes a copy, for which he gets paid, and other things, for which he doesn't. He hopes to make a film someday.
Ishani is a textile designer. She loves, materials, graphics and prints.
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